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Jamaican Patois · Verbs and actions

Ketch

To catch

Say itKETCH

JLU spelling
kech

What “Ketch” means

Ketch is the Patois form of "catch". It covers catching a ball, a bus, a cold, or catching someone in the act. Like other Patois verbs, it keeps one form in every tense.

Examples

Mi haffi ketch di bus.

I have to catch the bus.

Dem ketch im a tief mango.

They caught him stealing mangoes.

How to use it

Neutral and everyday.